on the ropes

汉语翻译

例句：

1. The shop is on the ropes and must surely have to close soon.
   这家商店已到破产的边缘，肯定得关闭。
2. The sails are not responding to our pull on the ropes; the fastenings must got twisted somehow.
   现在我们用绳索拉不动风帆，一定是有些扣拴不知怎么地被扭曲了。